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Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-19
CAUGHT ONE Of THEN.
Two Suspicious Binds freed In . : Of Cabin
on the Ouiskirts With . Lot Of Sup
pOseA Stolen Goods.

Two Suspicious Biz Do freed 1 n . = oE Cabin
on the Ouiskirt. With . Lot of Sup
posea Stolen Goods.
A lad yesterday saw two suspicious-look-
ing msn enter an old log cabin in the Nat
beyond Missoula Guleh with bundles under
formed q BILE OF the fact. The con-
stable thought here was a chance to distin-
guish himeelf by q Wholesale arrest OF the
thieves who have been pilfering the West
End so %annoyinely Of late. He is not q
large man, nor very powerful. but he never
reflected about that. He went to the place
and entered without knocking. Two men
OF a forbidding aspect were in. They asked
what he wanted. He produced bis warrant
and told them they we're under arrest. The
worse.looking OF the two laughed derisively
and, putting on ~ ferocious air. threatened
to swallow The constable whole il he laid a
hand on him. at the same time slipping out
Of the door,. The constable covered the
other man with his revolver. and
he was driven into q corner while
the constable took an account OF
stock. A mixed assortment OF dry and
wet goods rewarded his search, the latter
o; which he sampled to see if it had ever
paid taxes in Silver Bow Cou atty and
would pass muster before the Assessor.
Satisfied Of this he brought his captive to
town and put him under lock and key. 1t
was very a%ggravating to the police when
they heard OF this braggado cjo way of at
tending to affairs of justice, and it Ger
tainly would seem that the constable
could have dispensed with the vainglorious
-
ture himself. and more effectually served
the ends of justice by obtaining assistance
Of one or more assistants, sc as to make
surNof bis game.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-19
.;.eo this evening. and the rest OF the party

.;.eo this evening. and the rest OF the party
y. i'll roturn to Denvsr.
The foreman Of T. N. Carr'sHvery stable,
LANES Hamilton, is one ofthe most efficient
md obiiRiDg men around town, and one OF
lie most attentive to business.
Fred Norton, who fired on Kinman. near
| WoodyiIe, while the latter was in a buggy
"a tn Deputy Sheriff Thomes, was arrested
vesterday. Both he aud Bagley are out on
bail Of 81 900 each.
Officer Young and some suspicious indi'
| y,duals had q little game of hide and re k
i,st evening. The Officer was trying to
shadow them and they were playing The
S,me game on him. No arrests.
The man Bagley, who was arrested Sat
,rda evening charged with taking q prom
;nent mart in the row in WoodvilIe Can
Won. has been trying hard to get out or
bail. but SO far has not raised the requisite
amount OF approved quality.
When Jack Dowd has half an hour tc
snare. he goes down to the stable to enjoy
| he society oil his horse. Regent, Jr.. brother
Of Montana Regent. Regent Jr.. Is now s1
ears old, is a handsome. doeile, and In
tel)iqent animal. and has been very sue
cessful On the turL.
Thomas Brophy. one OF q committee ap
| ,,oint.d to act in conjunction with Mr.: Nu
rent, handed to ] NJ. O'Neiil, III the Mihin'
| Journal, $5O.6O, the sum collected At tn
| Elm Orlu mine to be deposited with Hoge
brownies 4 Co.. and to be forwarded to tb'
Virginia sufferers.
Quite q social gathering was held Satnr
day night at the residence OF Mr.. Den"i'
O'Shea. in Dublin Gulch. drawn thither b,
,ke rattle OF q stove and cooking utensils
There wal q merry time until the we
ana" hours, when all dispersed, Done hav
ng had the pleasure OF winning the r%ulinsr!
apparatus, as Tire proprietor d. cided t.
postpone the rattle until all the chance
were paid for.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-19
FORT BENTON. which is now within thirty.

FORT BENTON. which is now within thirty.
six hours of St. Paul by the Manitoba
road, is kicking already because the mail
from St. Paul. which comes over the
Northern Pacific and by stage from Bill.
ings, is thirteen days old when it arrives.
This will doubtless be remedied as soon az
the postoffice can do SO. But, while
placed in SO much closer communion with
the outer world by the advent of the
Manitoba road, Fort Benton's glory as a
trading point will be e~xtinguished by it.
The towns Importance was based on it's
being the head of navigation which the
Manitoba will kill on the Upper Missouri
81 the Northern Pacific did on the Yellow
stone. The wool shipments will be made
to the Eastern markets over the Manitoba
road and they will not all be made from
Fort Benton as formerly. The knell OF
the steamboat on the Upper Missouri was
sounded by the first locomotive that
reached Fort Benton.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-19
ENFORCE THE VAC LAW.

Attention il directed to q communica.
ton from a w%ell-krown citizen, printed
elsewhere, which suggests an effective rem.
sdy for the "thief and thug nuisance" from
which the city rs at present suffering. The
remedy is severe, but the police force being
utterly inadequate. to deal with a nuisance
that has reached such dimensions it is time
for a concert OF action among the we'll
disposed, law-abiding element of commu.
nifty with a view to Kidding the city OF the
serous classes which now infest it.
There is only one way to control the dan
dangerous classes. Demonstrate the fact
that you are stronger thar they, and that
you are not afraid to exert your strength
when necessary. The bold acts Of burglary
and numerous petty thefts that have &C.
CURED recently must be stopped by making
it impossible for the class Of v~agabonds
who iniest this city and live by their
wits without any apparent means
OF support to remain here. A
Wholesale application OF the vagrancy
ordinance is one means of doing this, amp
pressure should be brought to bear on the
prosecuting authorities OF the city to this
end. The remedy to which our CORE
spondent refers is the:old vigilance commit.
tee. This should only be resorted to as a
last remedy when the application OF means
within the law fail. A strong public senti.
ment voiced in an emphatic way to the
proper authorities would give our small
but rssolute police force the backing necee.
sary to arrest and convict on charges ~
vasrancy some Of the most notorious oi
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-19
DEFERRED UNTIL SATURDAY.

The anticipations formed from the ad-
vent OF Vice-President Potter in Butte yes
terday were sadly ~dissipated when it was
learned that he had never seen that Memo
rial in which the gravity of the situation
here had been set forth with 90 much ex-
actitude. Exactly whose fault it is that
the document upon which SO much pains
bad been expended never reached him is a
matter OF indifference now. It was hoped
that when he arrived he would be prepared
to tell the members OF the Board OF Trade
what conclusion he had come to and what
measure OF relief be would be prepared to
eoncede. The citizens here expected, and
with justice, that he had read all that
could be urged in the cogent reasoning OF
the Memorial, and. to say tho least, it is a
great disappointment, after so many weeks
Of waiting. to find that the subject was no
nearer solution than if they had never
forwarded their Memorial. The entire
matter had to be rehearsed by
the members OF the Board Of Trade who
saw Mr.. Potter and it goes without saying
that the statement OF the case of the mill
ing interest OF Butte lost none OF its
effectiveness as presented orally. The
Union Pacific manager leaves Butte with q
pretty correct idea of the situation here
and may be safely trusted to be as COM
pletely posted as il he had read the
memorial from end to end. Only, instead
Of the matter being settled yesterday. and
the gentlemen interested in the outcom.
knowing the limit OF concession in salt
freight rates that the Union Pacific is pre-
pared to accede, they must possess their
souls in patience until Saturday evening
by which time Mr.. Potter promises they
shall have q definite reply. 1t is, after all, |
only a few days, and il there should then
remain any desire to carry the case before
the Inter State Commerce Commission no
time will be lost as the latter will not
meet for consideration OF grievances until
. week from tomorrow.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-19
SPOKANE COLLEGE.

An Educational Institution Near at Hand
AfEording the Fullest Variety Of In
%struction.
Mr.. w. s. Turner, financial secretary and
agent of Spokane College. has been in town
for a few days, Introducing the merits OF
his admirable institution to general notice.
Mr.. Turner claims for Spokane College .
reputation for thoroughness of instruction
and breadth of curriculum second to nom
west Of the Missouri River. The catalogue
describing the course of study OF the insti.
tuition shows q very complete and thor
ough training can be procured in FIVE de-
grees, arts, philosophy, science, music, and
oa%inting. There is a preparatory course
for those not prepared 70 enter for degrees
and also a commercial course. The ,ull
course takes four years to complete. There
are three terms each year. The faculty is
presided over by Professor A. E. Lasher,
who has had twenty years experience in
Eastern colleges. The terms OF tuition are
very moderate, and parents seeking an
educational institution in which to fit their
sons and daughters flor both are r. ceived)
for the duties c. life in any direction can.
not do better than to investigate the merits
OF this college.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-19
The Denver PARTY.

The distinguished visitors from Denver
Who arrived by special Saturday evening
devoted yesterday morning to visiting thu
principal mines about Butte, and in the
afternoon took q run down to Anaconda,
They returned to Butte about 8 D, M. and
left for the South at Z.
Before their departure, ex-Governo,
Grant being interviewed by q representa-.
tive OF The MINER, expressed himself "a
follows:
w are out on q pleasure trip. and 7
don't think have anything OF interest to
say. We had a very pleasant time at Besr
Lake, where we killed a large number of
ducks and some grouse, and caught quite .
lot OF fish. We didn't care to hunt for
large game as vertical bunting il such hard
work. The extent OF the mining operations
here is a surprise to me. You do things on
= much larger scale than wedo in Colorado.
The Anaconda smelter is the largest I have
ever seen. I am afraid the enormous out.
put OF Butte will tend to depress the copper
market"
Being asked his opinion of Mr.. Cleveland's
chances Tor q second term, Mr.. Grant re.
piled:
NJ Cleveland has made a good Presi.
dent, and l believe he vii! be elected if he
10 again a candidate. His popularity is
being greatly increased by his present tour
through the Western States"
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-19
The Unclaimed Package Sale.

The auction sale Of unclaimed PACKAGE
at the Pacific Express Office yesterday ere
ated no little excitement and merrimen1
among the throng Of people who assembled
to take a hand in the purchasing. The
goods were in the same shap pc as when first
received at the Office, their contents not
having been examined, and, consequently
no one knew what he was bidding IN.
What the boys wanted was gam bile, and q
great many of them got it.
How n.u h do / hear for this boxa,
route Auctioneer Pinkham, az he sto. d
ON the head of a barrel and held u package
10 his right hand.
Fifty cents!' shouted a voice from the
crowd. supposing that the old saw-good
o are done M in small packages-was
still n the ring. The bidding was spirited.
and the figure was elevated to $3.50.
"Sold!" said Pinkham. and the purchaser
walked to the front, put up the money and
proceeded to inspect the comforts of his
purchase. He was sold, and badly. too.
as the box contained only a few dried.up
ginger snaps.
Several other purchases of the same ma.
ture were made, and in each case the buyer
sneaked off behind the corner of som ma ailev
60 club himself. Oae party paid So for a
bundle supp"s ID to contain only bIa nix qts.
"h'ch on beng opened proved to contain two
and a gun.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-19

The clear exposition IN yesterdays
MINER OF the advantages OF the western
extension Of the Manitoba road by q con
tinuation OF the Montana Central from
Butte westward through the Bitter Root
valley should encourage business men here
to interest themselves in the matter in the
same way in which the people OF Helena
exerted themselves, and successfully, to
get the Northern Pacific to adopt the
Mullan route. II the Board of Trade wish
to demonstrate the usefulness of such q
combination of commercial and other
business men to q community. they can.
not do better than give this matter their
attention, and by concerted action take
measures to make Butte one of the great
cities OF the transcontinental system. The
effort required to accomplish this result will
be far less thaa the tremendous exertion
made by Helena to secure the presence OF
the Northern Pacific. The western extern
sion of the Montana Central ia shown to be
one of the most feasible routes that the
Manitoba road can adopt, but that is no
assurance that it will come this way with
out an effort. It ia one of those cases in
which our citizens can emulate the leading
idiosyncracy OF the Capital and pull to-
gether."
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-19

JUST as Germany, Austria and Italy have
formed a mutual alliance for the preserva.
ton Of the peace OF Europe, the imminence
Of certain events in Germany cloud the
horizon with doubts again. The age OF
Emperor William precludes the possibility
Of his retaining the direction of affairsmpch
longer, and his death may occur at any
moment. His son is, as the dispatches
state, "a doomed man." 1t is openly ad-
mitted that he is q victim to the same
disease that brought General Grant to the
grave with such slow torture, technically
known as epithelioma of the tongue and
fauces, a species Of cancer produced by ex-
cessive use OF cigars. His death, therefore,
lie only a question OF months. This leaves
the succession to his eldest son., Prince
William, who is said to he by no means as
practically disposed as the Crown Prince.
and who might be inclined to 60 to greater
lengths Of a~ggressiveness than Bismarck III
his conservative age would approve. The
present peaceful outlook cannot with GER
tainty be expected to be maintained many
months. With the advent of the Crown
Princes eldest son to the German throne
all presen' calculations may be upset and
the couciliatory policy adopted towards
France be changed to the old hostility.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-19
COMMISSIONER SPARKS wants to a,

COMMISSIONER SPARKS wants to amend
tbs mineral laws SO as Ito prevent the
monopoly of native mineral wealth by
individuals and corporations" There is
no apprehension felt hereabouts on that
score. On the contrary, the universal
wish here is that more individuals and
corporations would come and buy up all
the claims they could purchase with a
view to making all they can out of them.
They can't monopolize mineral wealth
that way more than people hereabouts
wonld be glad to see. The Commissioner
will have to change his views on this sub.
ject very materially. He is making some
very peculiar suggestions in his report.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-19

Tn et. Paul papers spread themselves
in their accounts Of the demonstration in
Minneapolis against A. J. Blsthep, sdietr
Of the Tribune, on Thursday last. The
Pioneer Press (Republican) stigmatises the
editorial in the Tribune which gave fiise to
the burst Unpopular indignation . - dis
grace to decency and manhood, and that
has brought the blnsh of shame to the
cheek of-every honest man and woman in
the State, that such an outrage should
have been perpetrated by q man who
claims citizenship in Minnesota" The As.
ISOLATED Press account OF the demonstra-
ton wa prepared in the Tribune office,
and, Of course, belittles the size and char
acter Of the crowd that burned the editor
in efigy. which both the Globe and Pioneer
Press expose and condemn. The most
malignant part of the scurrilous Tribune
editorial is'the following unwarrantable in
suit to Mrs. Cleveland:
It is hard to have respect for q woman
who would sell herself to so gross and re-
pulsive a man as Grover Cleveland, and
one with u private record SO malodOrous
for the bauble of q brief social ascendancy.
She is now an object of curiosity and re-
mark for gaping crowds, and her photo.
graphs are sold almost, il not quite, as
freely as Mrs. LaDgtry's.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-19

CONFEDERATION rests uneasily on the
Provinces that compose the Dominion.
The Dominion Government does not seem
to understand the science of governing
without friction. A government that Sir
John A. Macdonald had anything to do
with would be nothing il not personal, that
is. all the plu,ns must 60 to him and his
friends. So it is not to be wondered at
that the premiers of all the Provinces meet
in conference at Quebec this week to devise
some arrangement that will prevent the
annoying interference to which they have
been subjected by the Dominion Govern
ment. Premier Norqusy, of Manitoba, will
be there, and. smarting under the defeat be
has met in raising funds for his Red River
road in which the fine Italian hand of the
willy Sir John was visible to the naked eye,
be can be safely counted upon as the Doug
las with a proposition to hell the cat" It
is on the programme that the Provinces
appeal unitedly to the Imperial Govern
ment in London for some constraint upon
the odious veto power of the Dominion
Government which has been so abused in
thwarting Provincial legi~ lation.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-19
TIE MINER records this morning the frs

The MINER records this morning the first
If the setbacks which it predicted would be
the result of the seizure of the Alvin Joslin
diamonds for taxes by the Assessor. One
of the best minstrel shows on the road re-
fuses to come to Montana for the reason
that the principal, Billy Emerson, carries
over forty thousand dollars worth of dia-
monds with him, and he does not propose
to put himself in reach Of the clutches OF
our county officials. A good many people
have a decided appreciation of a good min.
strel show, and Billy Emerson's is one Of
the best. They will have to forego their
anticipated pleasure this time and have to
thank the County Assessor for their loss.
But this is sure to be only the beginning of
the %ostracism with which theatrical com.
panies will treat Montana until the suit to
he instituted by Mr.. Davis is decided in
his favor for the recovery Of the tax, rs
there can hardly be any doubt it will be.
In the meanwhile we may look for a
deartb OF theatrical amusements.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-19

THERE is not much for Americans to
copy in Canadian institutions as a rule,
but they have an admirably simple way OF
dealing with the vagrant class in British
Columbia that compels admiration and
saves a world OF complexity. II the police
run a man in" there on this charge, they
don't have to worry themselves to prove
him a loafer and afnuisance. The onus Of
proof ia On the prisoner to show that he
has a legitimate visible means of support.
This is easy to do whenever a man has en-
ployment or is not a vulture preying on
society. The vagrapt ordinance here could
be advantageously changed so as to sim
plify matters to the police in an emergency
such as now exists here.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-19
rHE soLUrloN APPnoAcHrne.

80
With the arrival Of Vice-President Pot
ter in town the salt question nears its So
luton. We shall know definitely whether
the Union Pacific is prepared to make such
al adjustment of the freight tariff on salt
az the mill men can regard as equitable. II
Mr.. Potter has devoted any attention to
the memorial OF the Board of Trade, be
will have possessed himself OF nearly all
the merits of the situation which the Butte
gentlemen car place before him. The large
traffic which this point gives to the Union
Pacific cannot be ignored by the able
manager of that road, and q policy hat
will maintain and strengthen that traffic
will not fail to commend itself to him as
the most obvious in the interest of his
road. No one knows better than he the
impolicy OF killing the goose that lays the
golden egg. He must see that the
prosperity of this place depends
upon the encouragement Of the silver
milling industry to the utmost
in his power. A reduction of the freight
upon salt to an approach to that which
the Union Pacific charges for coal is an i'm
perative necessity to enable the millmen to
work with profit the low-grade ore which is
produced by the silver mines hereabouts.
The continuance of the mills is a necessity
to the continued working OF the silver
mines. A reduction OF the expense oi mill.
ing would add largely to the prosperity OF
the camp and the prosperity OF the camp
means q continuance OF the large traffic OF
the Union Pacific, while depression in the
silver industry means the contrary. It is
in Mr.. Potter's power to meet this'situation
and by q wise concession relieve the strin-
sency. thus showing that his road is not
to the interests Of q point which is
prominent factor in the profits of the
he manages.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-19

EvsNTs are succeeding each other rapidly
in railroad circles now. The latest change
rumored is the removal of General Ander-
son, Second Vice. President and Chief Engi-
neer Of the Northern Pacific. 1t is stated
that dissatisfaction with the Chief Engi-
neer's work has been growing for some
time. and it seems likely to eliminate in the
Generals resignation being accepted. The
unfriendly feeling known to exist between
Henry Willard and General Anderson,
which dates from the time Of Wizards re-
tirement from the Presidency, may have
influence in bringing this about since VIII
lard's election to the Northern Pacific Di-
rectory.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-19
The Doomed Flagstaff.

captain J. {. Sheppard. who expended a
great amount OF labor in erecting the flag
staH at the school house four years ago
ana takes a great pride in it, ia deenlv
gr'eVed by the Council order to pull it down,
Inc flagstaff is twenty-five inches souare
at the base. and is sunk eleven and q, half
re! IN the ground. resting on solid rock
IL Is preserved by three coats Of boiled tar
ana rests on an lr'n plate. The na, ,,es ri
me c't1zens who subscribed the money for
!ne naR@tah. are sealed up in a bottle at
'ts base. Capt. Sheppard SAYS it would IS
1e1t standing, undoubtedly remain sonnd
an sn1e Tor at least twenty years. He
guotes as an example the Flagstaff at
e, or IoueIass' Utah, which he helped to
s, nd IN m 1898. 1t is still perfectly sound
"no one nag Is hoisted on it every mornina
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-19

GOVERNOR CHURCH, Of Dakota, hoes not
allow any selfish private interest to stand
in the way OF advancement OF that Terri.
tory to Statehood. He thinks Dakota old
enough and big enough to make her own
laws, and says so in his report to the Sec
rotary OF the Interior.